On Friday, March 3rd, 2017 the College of
the Ozarks Theater Department put on the production Meet Me in Saint Louis, with Dr. John Cornish as the Music Director. The musical focuses on an everyday middle
class family in the 1900s. The family consists of the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Smith,
their four daughters, Rose, Esther, Agnes, “Tootie,” and their grandpa. Their
kitchen maid, Katie also plays a big role in the family.
The happy family lives in St. Louis, with Mr. Smith
struggling in his job as a lawyer. Rose and Esther have their heads full of
beaus and their father is oblivious. One humorous point in the musical is when
Rose is waiting for a phone call from a Warren Sheffield and the whole family
except Mr. Smith knows and is trying to keep him away from the telephone. Their
attempts are useless and when the phone rings, Mr. Smith answers the phone, to
the entire family’s chagrin.
Meanwhile, Esther is in love with John Truett, “The
Boy Next Door” and just wants to talk to him and wishes he would notice her.
Agnes and Tootie cause all sorts of trouble and misunderstandings lead to John
Truett being attacked. The climax of the musical is when Mr. Smith announces
he’s taken a job in New York City and the whole family is moving. This riles
the entire family as they have things they love in Saint Louis, especially the
World’s Fair. Meet Me in Saint Louis
is a show for the whole family to see with drama, humor, romance, and
intrigue.
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